I am not sure I am totally up on the latest technology. But my guess is that you will probably have to get sighted assistance. About a year ago, I poked around looking for linux tools that allowed you to access EUFI settings. I found nothing of significance. There is some chance you could manage it with the KNFBReader iPhone app. The KNFBReader app can read a computer screen. It does not do well with console text. It does much better with black text on a white background. I actually succeeded in changing a BIOS setting once but I used a PC Weasel card. So that is a card that looks like a VGA card to the system but it actually gives you text output on a serial port. You can use a null-modem cable and a terminal emulator on a second machine to get to the console display. So what I did was to google for how to change the setting and found a video where the person walked you through changing the setting. I could kind of follow along with which keys he was hitting and did the same thing. It worked. But there was probably devine intervention. Every once in a while I look on Craig's List for one of those PC Weasel cards. They stopped making them years ago. It saved my bacon many a time though. It can be frustrating to get sighted assistance from someone who is not tech savvy to do something like change a EUFI setting. Another thing I've done in the past is to pack the machine up, drag it to a used computer store, and offer them $5 to helpme. Actually, the last time I did something like that, I didn't set a price ahead of time and they dinged me for $20. Lots of times they'll do stuff like that for free though. On 2/21/19 10:59 PM, David Mehler wrote:> Hello,
I've had to do a new win10 install and somehow I must have cleared my bios settings, had also to replace a power supply. The first clue came after the machine was booted up again and wouldn't boot off of any USB drive, so I checked system information, UEFI was back on as was secure boot. I do not remember how I turned this off as I just did it once and forgot about it. I do not like UEFI nor secure boot, although I understand the purpose i'd rather be able to set my machine to boot off an inserted USB thumb drive.
The motherboard is an Asus m5a97 and the bios is an american megatrends.
Suggestions welcome.
Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to
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